What happens when the DNC is an ouroboros of grifting fail-children? What happens when you try to improve voting with an app, and the app can’t stop crashing? In this week’s episode, Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice @AliceAvizandum join journalist Vincent Bevins (@Vinncent) to discuss the Iowa Democratic Caucus disaster, or how to not make people trust an election result. Vincent has covered elections in 15 countries and has some thoughts on why American exceptionalism makes America terrible at the basic concept of representative democracy.
Vincent has a book coming out called “The Jakarta Method” that covers the persecution and mass killing of leftists during the Cold War. You can pre-order it here, and you definitely should: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vincent-bevins/the-jakarta-method/9781541742406/?lens=publicaffairs
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*FUNDRAISING ALERT* In this episode, Riley mentions a fundraiser for a migrant assistance organisation in the US called Al Otro Lado. That fundraiser is complete, but if you have money to spare they can use the surplus for other cases of children escaping literal slavery. Donate here, if you can: https://www.gofundme.com/f/unaccompanied-minor-seeks-asylum?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+header
*WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind GYDS.com). If you need web design help, reach out to him here: https://www.tomallen.media/
*COME SEE MILO*If you want to catch Milo’s stand-up on tour, get tickets here: https://linktr.ee/miloontour
*BRISTOL LIVE SHOW ALERT* Come see us perform at Bristol Transformed 2020 -- we’ll be performing on the night of Friday, March 6 (with more details to come later). Get tickets here: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/#date=2020-03-06&event_id=58254
*LONDON LIVE SHOW ALERT* We’ll be playing at Vauxhall Comedy on Wednesday, March 11 at 7.30 pm! Tickets are £12, and you can get them here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trashfuture-live-tickets-91817874735
*UNLOCKED* Britainology 23: Alan Partridge
*PREVIEW* Balthasar Speedboat MCXCVII feat. Alex Haddow
Oh Sovereign, My Sovereign feat. Quinn Slobodian
*PREVIEW* The Ballad of Landmine Steve: AI Week Part 2 feat. Callum Cant
John Henry Mnemonic: AI Week Part 1 ft. James Vincent
Britainology 51: Adrian Chiles feat. Adrian Chiles
*PREVIEW* All That Is My Apartment Melts Into Air feat. Vicky Spratt
I Welcome the Puddle
*PREVIEW* Britainology 50: British Australia (Live in Melbourne feat. Sanspants Radio)
National Posting Service, Part 1 (feat. Mike Isaac)
*UNLOCKED* Britainology 22: Grand Designs (feat. Alice Caldwell-Kelly)
The Manned Ape of Heaven: TF Live in Melbourne feat. Naomi Higgins
*PREVIEW* Roko’s Modern Basilisk: the FTX Story feat. Molly White
Second Life Finds A Way: TF Live in Melbourne feat. Tom Ballard
*PREVIEW* Balthasar Speedboat: Canadian Ice Edition feat. Naomi Higgins and Emily Woods
The Canals of Neom: TF Live in Sydney feat. Tom Walker and Demi Lardner
*PREVIEW* Take Your Uncle to Work Day feat. Nish Kumar
*PREVIEW* Britainology 49: Guy Fawkes Night
Busting Offsets feat Dr Jess Green
*PREVIEW* Vincent Van DALL-E feat. Mattie Lubchansky
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